Yahoo Lifestyle Sally Fitzgibbons named Sports Woman of the Year
Photography Belinda Rolland © 2013
Sally Fitzgibbons was named Sports Woman of the Year at the I Support Women In Sport Awards in Sydney last night
She beat iron woman Courtney Hancock, cricketer Jodie Fields, golfer Karrie Webb and surfer Tyler Wright to claim top honours for the night.
Fitzgibbons said she was "so stoked" to win the award and thanked the magazine for "loving, respecting and believing in women in sport".
"Last year Anna Meares won and to follow in her footsteps inspires me to get out and work hard to chase this dream. To be in this room with other great sportswomen, moments like this are what I channel when I get out there on the board."
Women’s Health's editor Felicity Harley, said: “Too often the efforts of our female athletes go unrecognised. The Women’s Health ‘I Support Women In Sport’ Awards play an important role in celebrating the successes of women in sport and is a key platform for bringing the achievements of the country’s female sporting greats into the public eye.”
Harley said Fitzgibbons embodies the ‘I Support Women In Sport’ Awards spirit: “Sally’s phenomenal determination and commitment for her sport – and her remarkable achievements in the surfing sphere validates why she won the sought-after title of 2013 Women’s Health Sports Woman of the Year.”
Senator the Hon. Michaelia Cash, Bridget Abbott, Kim Crow and Frances Abbott
Olympic Rower and fellow Victorian, Kim Crow, was honoured with the Prime Minister’s Award for Women in Sport. The Prime Minister’s daughters Frances and Bridget, and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women, Senator the Hon. Michaelia Cash, presented the award to the Australian World Champion, Olympian and Olympic medal winning rower.
Crow said, "Women In Sport is more than just result in a newspaper, or a medal tally. It's the stories in this room tonight - that's what inspires people to get there and reach their goals."
In the 2012 London Olympic Games, Crow won a silver medal in the double scull and a bronze medal in the single scull. She intends to compete for Australia in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
